I'm not sure this matters, but I keep wondering whether the term "self-organization" is simply the equivalent of the term "free will" applied to groups.
I keep wanting to state this in terms that rekindle memories of ages-ago math classes (might be Artur rubbing off on me :) ). Something like this: Self-organization is to an organization as free will is to an individual. I can't quite get my mind around why this might be important. Perhaps it's that so much has been thought and said about free will. If self-organization and free will are analogous, then perhaps we could begin to recognize similar patterns on different scales. That would be very fractal-like, wouldn't it? That's what I keep thinking might be important somehow, but I don't suppose I'm right. :) Julie
